ARF GB Armenian representative Armen Rustamyan declared during the opening ceremony of the ARF Supreme meeting in Shushi, who, in most probability will nominate his candidacy in the post of presidential elections.
The opening ceremony of ARF supreme meeting took place in the Culture House of Shushi. The leaders of Armenian Parties were invited to the meeting but only RPA deputy leader Galust Sahakyan and NDU leader Vazgen Manukyan were able to arrive Karabagh. NKR President Bako Sahakyan was also present in the meeting.
ARF Bureau representative Hrant Margaryan declared that “holding the Supreme meeting in Shushi, the ARF comes to restore its oath to finalize the NK struggle». He also said that the negotiation process seemed to be failed amnd that «failed process makes us have new approaches to the issue. Karabagh and not not administrative unit designed by Stalin-Azeri initiative (Autonomous Region of Nagorno Karabagh/ ARNK) is the point of our struggle. And since the ARNK issue is being negotiaed instead of Karabagh, the negotiations are failed». Hrant Margaryan considered the ARF meeting very decisive. He also spoke about the parliamentary elections. «Contrary to the fact that we have been in authority for the last 8 years and both good and bad deed have been referred to us» people «have understood us right». He also told that the ARF had no similarity with the authority in case of «injustice». ARF also declared that they had no right to compare the results of parliamentary elections with the announced figures. Mr. Margaryan als added self-critically that they didn\’t manage to provide the fairness of the elections.
After NDU leader Vazgen Manukyan\’s speech the participants applauded, in particular when Mr. Manukyan called: «I want to call specially. Though we have different point of views and always quarrel, there have been two important charectres in Dashnaktsutiun: romantism and pragmatism. It is destructive when it is involved only in romantism, you can’t carry out a policy with Romanism. Now I am afraid that missing Romanism, ARF includes only in pragmatism and that pragmatism turns to cynicism, this is the next dangerous thing. I will call to keep your Romanism, everything will be ok”.
Galust Sahakyan declared in his turn: This is the party, which connects its way of action not with the strive for authority but national ideology”.
ARF GB representative Armen Rustamyan was allowed to make a political speech. The latter declared that the county needed in changes: “This kind of changes will take place only in case when such a president will be elected who will achieve all articles of the RA Constitution”. He also assured that they could assist in it, and also told that ARF would represent the people its “alternative”.